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ERIC Number: EJ572721
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
Tobacco Use Among High School Students--United States, 1997.
Journal of School Health, v68 n5 p202-04 May 1998
Presents data from the 1997 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a self-administered questionnaire that included questions about cigarette, smokeless tobacco, and cigar use. Results indicated that the prevalence of current cigarette smoking among U.S. high school students had increased since 1991, and 42.7% of students had used cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, or cigars during the 30 days preceding the survey. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Health Behavior, High School Students, High Schools, Smoking, Student Behavior, Tobacco
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Risk Taking Behavior; Smokeless Tobacco; Youth Risk Behavior Survey